At his death place at the Jagannath temple, which was known constructed on the name of Sarana Srikhetra.ĭinakrushna has about 15 poems to his credit, among which the most famous one is Rasakollola.
He spent the last of his days at Ekagharia, Dhenkanal near Bramhni rives. It is said that he was inflicted with the leprosy and yet he used to visit the Puri temple of Jagannath and sing his devotional songs in a most moving voice everyday. The poet rejected all such offers and remained resolute in glorifying only Jagannatha through his writings. The ruler of Odisha, the then king of Puri, promised him many allurements provided he wrote a panegyric in the king's honour. But his domestic life was fraught with continued poverty and ailments. His mastery over varied subjects like Sanskrit poetics, grammar, astrology, classical medicine etc., made him a figure of eminence. A major part of his life was spent in Puri. He was born in Jaleswar in the State of Odisha and was contemporary of Mukunda Deva (1651–1686 A.D.) and Divyasingha Deva (1686–1713 A.D.) the then kings of Odisha. Not many details about him are available.
Dinakrushna Dasa is an outstanding Odia poet of the medieval Odia literature. Famous for his book ‘Rasakallola’, which describe the Divine Leela of Radha and Krishna and to be a staunch devotee of Lord Jagannath at Puri.
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